Introduction:

This interactive infographic from Number Sleuth
accurately illustrates the scale of over 100 items within the
observable universe ranging from galaxies to insects, nebulae and stars
to molecules and atoms. Numerous hot points along the zoom slider allow
for direct access to planets, animals, the hydrogen atom and more. As
you scroll, a handy dial spins to show you your present magnification
level.
While other sites have tried to magnify the universe, no one
else has done so with real photographs and 3D renderings. To fully
capture the awe of the vastly different sizes of the Pillars of
Creation, Andromeda, the sun, elephants and HIV, you really need to see
images, not just illustrations of these items. Stunningly enough, the
Cat's Eye Nebula is surprising similar to coated vesicles, showing that
even though the nebula is more than 40,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 times
larger, many things are similar in our universe.
We hope you have a blast magnifying the universe, know that
each time you zoom in a depth, you're magnifying the universe 10x ...
and every time you zoom out, the bigger objects are 1/10th of their
prior size. If you zoom from the biggest object, The Observable Universe
(8.8 x 10E26 ... or 880,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000m across), all
the way down to the hydrogen atom's proton nucleus (1.7 x 10E-15 ... or
0.0000000000000017m across), you will have zoomed in over
100,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000x! Unbelievable
isn't it? Our universe really is immensely massive and surprisingly
small.

How To Use:

Step 1:
To experience this interactive
infographic in full screen (our recommendation) click the "Full Screen"
button in the top right corner of the infographic.
Step 2:
Choose one of nine starting points
by moving your mouse over and clicking one of the 9 images (atoms,
animals, buildings, mountains, planets, stars, nebulae, galaxies and the
observable universe).
Step 3:
Now on the bottom of the
infographic, there is a blue blue dot that you can click on with your
mouse.Drag the blue circle left to go "up" in size and drag the blue
circle right to go "down" in size
Step 4:
To relocate to one of the nine entry points, click the corresponding yellow dot on the scroller at the bottom of the page